Charles Fragomeni (he/him) ~ Client Care Coordinator

How I Can Help

I support folks in finding and navigating crisis support and other care resources outside of Forward Wellness. Along with organizing and developing resources, I connect with outside providers and crisis care options to better assist individuals during times of higher distress or crisis.

Some Fun Facts

I love to read books of all kinds, and can talk endlessly about my recommendations! Favorites include: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee; The Song of Achilles by Madeleine Miller; The Legendborn Cycle by Tracy Deonn

Quote

"Whatever pain you can’t get rid of, make it your creative offering." -Susan Cain

Bio

I am a transmasculine autistic person who identifies as queer, disabled, white, and Hispanic. I was raised on the ancestral lands of the Timucua people, now called central Florida. I currently live on stolen Haudenosaunee, Lenape, Osage, and Shawnee land, now called Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I believe we have all been harmed by the "cisnormative heteronormative imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy"* and carry the somatic trauma in our individual and collective bodies. I work to undo the beliefs and behaviors I have learned growing up under these oppressive systems and aim to live my life instead through an abolitionist framework.

*phrase by bell hooks and Laverne Cox.

I am a big fan of anything and anywhere involving trees, water, or birds. I get giddy discussing music, creating playlists, and talking about nostalgic TV shows (hi, fellow Avatar: The Last Airbender fans). You can find me curled up with my cats, reading a book, or writing fanfiction in my free time, probably with a 'crackling fireplace' video playing in the background. Currently doing my best to let my inner kid roam free and embrace my "too much "-ness!